Psalms 116:4
But I called upon the name of the LORD: 'I beseech thee, O LORD, deliver my soul.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
In Context
5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is compassionate.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 33:12And when he was in distress, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
Psalms 6:5(6-6) For in death there is no remembrance of Thee; in the nether-world who will give Thee thanks?
Psalms 22:1(22-1) For the Leader; upon Aijeleth ha-Shahar. A Psalm of David. (22-2) My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me, and art far from my help at the words of my cry?
Psalms 25:17The troubles of my heart are enlarged; O bring Thou me out of my distresses.
Psalms 34:6(34-7) This poor man cried, and the LORD heard, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalms 50:15And call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt honour Me.'
Matthew Henry on Psalms 116:2-10
Grateful Acknowledgments. 1 I love the Lord , because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord ; O Lord , I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 5 Gracious is the Lord , and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. 6 The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped… Read the whole commentary →